Jar closure



June 26, 1923.

\. C. C. EMICK JAR CLOSURE Filed Aug. 17; 1922 Patented June 26, 1923.

UNTTET) STATES CHARLES C. EMICK, 0F LANCASTER, JPENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed August 17, 1922. Serial No. 582,446.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns C. Enron, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jar Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in jar closures and more particularly to an improved closure for fruit jars of the well known Mason or Ball type.

One of the primary objects of the invention is to provide a jar closure of the above mentioned type with a novel form of handle adapting the jar to be carried about from place to place in the most convenient manner; While jar closures of this type have heretofore been provided with handles, it has been customary to connect thehandle bail with ears soldered or otherwise secured on to the cap at diametrically opposite points but it has been found that this construction is not so desirable for the reason that the ears are extremely liable to be broken off thus destroying the utility of the device. Therefore, the invention contemplates attaching the handle to the cap by a means much more substantial and durable than the ears heretofore employed.

Another object of the invention is to provide in connection with the handle attaching means, a means adapted to assist in. tighteningthe closure upon the jar and also in removing the same, this means being not only produced in a most convenient manner as a part of the handle attaching means, but also serving the additional function of a rest for the wooden grip of thehandleso that the handle may be swung back or lowered to substantially horizontal position and will be supported in such position with its grip entirely out of contact with the jar. Therefore, the invention contemplates the provision of means which will be of as sistance in applying orremoving the cap and which will serve also as a support for the handle member when the same is not in use.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a jar closure or cap equipped with the im provements embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. looking in, a down? ward direction;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the handle member and its attaching means re moved from the closure cap;

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view illustrating a modification of the invention.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates an ordinary fruit jar of the standard type provided with a neck 2 having the usual threads formed therein, the mouth of the jar being closed by a closure cap 3 threaded on to the neck in the usual manner. The closure cap 3 is pressed or otherwise formed with the usual threads 4 which not only fit the threads upon the neck or mouth of the jar but also serve an additional function which will presently be explained.

The handle embodying the invention comprises an attaching member which is indicated in general by the numeral 5 and which is formed from a single length of wire bent to assume initially substantially the form of an open annulus. At a point diametrically opposite its open side the annular attach ing member 5 is bent upon itself to provide a horizontally projecting finger piece indicated by the numeral 6. The said member 5 is disposed with its portions at opposite sides of the finger piece 6 seating in the grooves or valleys of the threads 4 of the cap, and the ends of said portions are preferably united to the cap by soldering or otherwise, and the said member is drawn tightly about the circumferential wall of the cap closure to snugly and firmly bind the same, and its end portions are soldered or otherwise suitably secured permanently to the cap at-a point preferably diametrically opposite the point of location of the finger, piece 6 asindicated by the numeral 7 The side portions of the attaching member 5 are bent upon themselves to form upwardly laterally directed loops or ears 8, with which are pivotally engaged eyes 9 provided at the lower ends of the side members 10 of the handle proper, the said handle being indi cated in general by the numeral 11 and comprising in addition to the members 10 a cross bail 12 upon which is rotatably mounted a preferably wooden hand grip 13. At this point it'will be understood that inasmuch as the annular attaching member 5 is closure by soldering its ends thereto, this union being securely braced and reinforced by the engagement of the other portions of the said attaching member in the said valleys of the threads. -Therefore,-the threads.

v which ears are soldered independently to Op posite sides of the cap for engagement by the endsof the side members of the bail handle, and'wherein such ears are extremely liable to become distorted or torn loose.

-The finger piece 6 constitutes a highly.

elfective means by which force may be exerted in a direction circumferentially of the closure both for the purpose of fitting it on to. the mouth of the jar and'alsovfor the purpose of removing it and it will be evident that inasmuch as this finger piece is located at a point diametrically opposite the secured ends ofthe member 5, any strain imposed upon the said soldered or otherwise secured ends of the member 5 will not be in a direction-or manner tending to pry the ends of the member 5 loose from the cap closure but will rather be in the direction of length or-extent ofthe. said end portions of the said member 5 and consequently avery considerable degree of force may be exerted against the finger piece '6' without any likelihood of distorting the member 5 or separating the same from the closure. Preferably informing the finger piece 6, the member 5 substantially midway between its ends is bent to forma substantially elliptical loop, and after this loop has been formed. it is preferably twisted at its juncture with the member 5 to occupy a substantially vertical v plane as shown clearly in Figures 1 and '2 when the handle-is lowered to of the drawings. Notlonly does the finger piece 6 serve the purpose above explained, namely as a medium whereby the cap closure may be securely tightened in place or conveniently removed from the j ar,-but it constitutes also a rest for the handle 11 when the handle isin swung down position for in this-position the grip 13 will rest upon the said finger, piece 6. Thus if the jar is employed inpreserving,thehandle will be supported out I of contact with the glass jar after the jars havebeen capped, and will not be liable to become highly or uncomfortably heated: as :would be the case if it rested directlyan contactwith thejar. Furthermore, position restlngrupon' the finger piece 6, it will occupy a substantially horizontal position and the upper side ofits grip will be located ap-, proximatelyinthe same plane as theupper side of the: closure 3 so that it will in a sense constitute an extension of said'surface and thus enable the jars to be piled one on-top of another in a much more stable manner than if the handle were not present.

Figure iillustrates a slight modification of the invention in which the handle 11 is omitted, and the cap which is indicated by the numeral 14, has applied and secured to it the ends of the arms 15 of a member em bodying a finger piece indicated by the numeral 16 and corresponding to the finger piece 6. In this construction the arms 15 do not extend entirely about the cap 14 but only part way around the same as it is unne'ces} sary to provide the ears 8 if the handle is to be omitted.

It will be understood that not only does the attaching member 5 serve the various purposes heretofore ascribed to it, but likewise it serves as a reinforcing means for the circumferential wall of the cap closure thus preventing spreading or other distortion of this wall. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a jar closure' having threads pressed in its circumferential wall, of a finger piece for the closure having portions "extending in opposite directions therefrom circumferentially of said wall of the closure and seated and secured within the valleys of the threads.

2. The combination with a ar closure having threads pressed in its circumferential wall, of a substantially annular attaching member disposed to surround the closure and seated and secured within the valleys of the threads, and a handle bail pivotally connected with the said attachingmember.

3.- .The combination with .a jar closure having threads pressed in its circumferential wall, of a substantially open annular attaching member disposed toisurround the closure and seat within the valleys of the threads and having its end portions secured in said valleys, the said attaching member being provided substantially opposite its said end portions with a finger piece against which pressure may be exerted to seat or unseat the closure.

4:. Thecombination with a jar closure having threads pressed in itscircumferential wall; of an open substantially annular attaching member disposed to surround the closure and, seated within the valleysof the threads, the ends of the said member-being secured withinsaid valleys,.the said member beingIformed with integral eyesclocated at diametrically opposite points and substantially equi-distantly spaced from the :said attached ends of the member, and a handle bail connected at its sides with the said eyes.

5. The combination with a jar closure having threads pressed in its circumferential wall, of an open substantially annular attaching member :disposed to surround the threads, the ends of the said member being a finger piece formed by a bend in. said secured within said valleys, the said member attachin member located substantially diabeing formed with integral eyes located at metrica y opposite the secured ends of the 10 diametricall opposite points and substanmember.

5 tially equiistantly spaced from the said In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

attached ends of the member, a handle bail connected at its sides with the said eyes and CHARLES C. EMICK. 

